Dr. Joshua Crosby , MD
Surgery • Austin, TX
601 E 15th St, Lower Level Suite Cl300
Austin, TX 787011930
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NPI assigned on March 30, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 24 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 — Critical care: 13 service units.
- 99222 — Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 130. Middle half: 77 to 294.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 52 in 2023 to 24 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
601 E 15th St
Lower Level Suite Cl300
Austin, TX 787011930
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Kern County Hospital Authority. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
33 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,120 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,114 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $80.93 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $80.93 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Ethicon Inc.: $42.35 across 1 record.
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $38.58 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Crosby has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Crosby as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 130. Middle half: 77 to 294.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,834. Middle half: $9,728 to $42,732.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,825. Middle half: $8,873 to $41,247.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,983. Middle half: $7,575 to $33,786.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,568. Middle half: $6,700 to $31,964.
149 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Austin, TX (2,193 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
12.8% of these 149 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.7% of these 149 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 54% from 52 in 2023 to 24 in 2024.
- 2023: 52
- 2024: 24
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 45% from $7,504 in 2023 to $4,120 in 2024.
- 2023: $7,504
- 2024: $4,120
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 47% from $5,904 in 2023 to $3,114 in 2024.
- 2023: $5,904
- 2024: $3,114
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $353.76 in 2019 to $80.93 in 2025.
- 2019: $353.76
- 2024: $52.23
- 2025: $80.93
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $80.93.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EVARREST | General | $42.35 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $38.58 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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13 | 12 | $691.98 | $208.25 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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11 | 11 | $430.56 | $128.42 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20240604002675
TX
7012391782
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Kern County Hospital Authority
1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 933064018
Phone: 6613262000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 30, 2016.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Austin
- Dr. Alejandro Garcia, MD
- Dr. Jack Walzel, MD
- Dr. Ernest Gonzalez, MD
- Dr. John Abikhaled, MD
- Suraj Panjwani
- Dr. Jeffrey Meynig, MD
Mailing Address
601 E 15th St, Lower Level Suite Cl300
Austin, TX 787011930
Phone: 5123247382